andear-old mother brianna tyler. >> no known relationship between our shooter and are victims. >> police efforts were hampered by worries that the shooter had explosives. witnessednever anything like this in my life. >> survivors are still reliving the terrifying experience. >> it was so close. you knew that there were gunshots. >> people started running and screaming and then i heard it again. boom, boom, boom. shoppersthinking by may have saved lives. >> we put everyone in the back room and lock the doors until the swat team came. >> we crouched on top of the so that we would not be seen in the dressing room. >> family friends told abc news they are just as surprised as anyone. >> darion was a good kid. i do not know what happened. he just got a promotion at work. he was going to school next master. >> authorities are trying to piece together what led him to kill these two people at the mall in columbia, maryland. they searched his mother's house, where he lived in college park, hoping to find more answers. expected to be a big week for president obama. tuesday night, he will deliver h

and two memorials will be held as well for the victims, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. a press conference wrapped up moments ago outside the columbia mall. richard reeve is there with more. >> the big headline today was the naming of that 19-year-old gunman. he only lived a couple of blocks from the female victim. no relationship according to police right now. still no motive in this case. an interesting find, a journal in the gun man's house. >> earlier today we did serve a search and seizure weren't on the shooter's house. we did retrieve documents and warrant on- seizure the shooter's house. we did retrieve documents and computers. there is a journal. he does express general unhappiness with his life. >> our care more was there as police -- crew was there as police raided darion marcus aguilar's house. was aighbor thought it drug bust. she is among those stunned by the notion that brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were killed by a neighbor. >> he said he lived with his mother. ,> we covered evidence including ammunition. we seized documents we will be going through.

brianna's co-worker, 25-year-old tyler johnson, was also shot and killed. his family is trying to figure out how his connection -- or what his connection might have been to the shooting. >> tyler didn't have anything beyond a working relationship with this girl. and, you know, he would have mentioned it if he did. he never did. >> -- see any reason why anybody would want to hurt him. just can't understand it. i think that's half the grief is just not understanding, you know, you'd like closure won't happen until you can understand that. >> johnson's family says he was a caring young man who helped others deal with their drug problems. johnson graduated from centennial high school in elle cot city. he recently moved to mount airy. he was taking classes at montgomery college. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why darion aguilar opened fire at mall. they spent the weekend searching his home where he lived with his mother, and they were looking for answers there. news4's melissa malay is live outside his home in college park. melissa, good morning. >>

tyler johnson who recently moved from ellicott city. the other victim is 21 briannam college park who worked as the store manager. her grandfather tells the associated press brianna had a 2-year-old son. he also says this was her first job since she gave birth. meanwhile we're hearing from the ceo of zumiez rick brooks. he released a statement. he also says the assume easy team is a tight knit community and all our hearts go out to brianna and tyler's families. brooks says counselling will be available to store employees in the area. we want to look at the map of the mall where the shooting happened. the gunman opened fire outside the zumiez store on the second level near sears. first responders had a challenge getting through the mall to the scene. >> with the mall packed, several heard and saw what happened. one woman explains her experience. >> it was chaos. it was completely crazy. everybody started running, screaming. i almost passed out because i couldn't breathe from running and screaming. i didn't know what to do. >> staepleton says she found a place to hide

brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were coworkers. benlolo was 25 years old and had a two-year-old son. she lived in college park. johnson was 25 years old and lived in ellicott city. his family lives in mount arie. they asked for privacy while they are grieving, but johnson's uncle told the washington post his nephew was polite and upbeat. a likable kid. he also said after his family heard about the shooting, they tried to get ahold of him when and when they couldn't, they drove to the mall. >> that's strange that it hits home here. very nice, very cool family. they only moved in a couple years ago. very nice family and that's shocking. that's very sad, i had no idea. >> the outpouring of support on social media regarding these two victims has really been overwelming and really heartbreaking to read through and see it all. i spoke with a couple friends of two of the victims and they are sending up a facebook memorial page where they plan to set up a vigil and a benefit to help support the families. live at columbia mall, i'm nikki, w

they remembered the victims, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. receive alerts on the your smart phone. we'll send push alerts as soon as the news conference starts. mic sure you have the news 4 app. go to nbc washington and search on the app store and google play if you have an android phone. >>> looks like the arctic capital hill is sticking around. we want to check in with amelia filling in for chuck. good many. >> hi angie. a cold day of 32 degrees. colder air arriving later monday into early tuesday. another arctic blast. dangerously cold temperatures slated tuesday and wednesday mornings. right now our temperature the is 25 degrees. good news, the winds are calm. how it feels outside, well same as the air temperature. it's feeling 25 degrees. it will be breezy throughout the day at times. you definitely need to bundle up as you head out on this sunday. clouds increasing throughout the day. getting into the afternoon hours, mostly cloudy. 32 degrees for a high temperature. adams morgan today 32, 31 upper marlboro. high tomorrow of 37 degrees

the store where brianna and tyler johnson died has been boarded up with a simple white memorial wall, acknowledging the tragedy that happened here saturday. one storefront over, locked in time evidence of the mayhem. people scattered as the shooting broke out. >> we are now here to prepare the hearts of our retailers and our community. >> reporter: mall owner, general gross properties, has created a memorial at the mall central fountain where employees will be encouraged to sign memorial books and drop flowers in the water. outside a more public memorial where shoppers and the public will be allowed to offer their own offerings of candles and small mementoes. faith leak was among the first to walk by. >> i think they are handling it gently and tenderly. i think it is good the mall was closed yesterday and the store was closed. they are giving time for the families and co-workers just to mourn, and i don't think that life should go back to normal like completely the next day. >> reporter: there will be a visible police and security presence as the mall reopens. a sign of reassurance, a

the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson of both of maryland. the third body is to believed -- is believed to be that of the shooter. >> he was obviously deceased. -- he had a large amount of ammunition about how. >> because of concerns about weapons and ammunition, police proceed with caution. they are working to verify the suspect's identity and his motive for killing the two suspects. the mall was given an all clear but it remained closed the rest of the day. >> once again, we learned that police are executed a search warrant at the shooter's home in prince george's county activist hour. robbers went to great lengths to get their hands on a money machine at a cvs. the front of the store and swiped the atl. the damage. sign was a surrounded by smashed glass and twisted metal. >> i thought it was an accident. >> it was intentional. the cvs was obliterated by brazen thieves who broke in. i was toldot home, they heard a loud noise and saw glass on the ground. >> it happened at 4:00 a.m. when a van was driven through the entrance. been here forhas

they were identified as tyler of aon and brianna benlolo college park. both victims were killed at the skate shop known as zumiez on the upper level of the mall. police have not identified the gunman who was found dead near a gun and ammunition. five other people suffered injuries. they have all been treated and released from hospitals. the mall has been cleared and tose as detectives work piece together what happened. our team coverage begins tonight outside of the mall. richard reeves. a very active investigation. we are being told by sources that police are executing a search warrant after the dimon -- gunman's house. about possible explosives or weapons inside of the mall and that is why it is completely shut off of. it is closed down tonight. mall is nowolumbia a crime scene. >> it is so close. you could hear the gunshots. >> the gun fire at 11:50 a.m. left 23-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson dead. both were employees at zumiez, a skate shop. >> i heard get it down. are still shaking. she tried to alert her coworkers. >> i hear

set to reopen this afternoon, two days after police say the darion aguilar shot and killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnson and then shot and killed himself. abc 7 was in college park searchficer served a warrant at his home. we are hearing from a young man who went to school with aguilar. county police say at this point, they have not been able to establish any relationship between the shooter and the two victims. there is still speculation that they're somehow some romantic involvement, we have not been able to establish that. i am not sure where information is coming from. >> we are learning more about the shooter, 19-year-old dram aguilar. he graduated last year from blake high school in silver spring. >> my friend contacted me and said it was darian and then my stomach dropped. i didn't know what to make of it. >> he was a classmate of aguilar. he said he never showed a hint he was capable of this. would dodn't say he something like this. it wasn't his personality. angry, have a real mild manner. searched hisrities home, they found a journal. >> there is a journal, he expresses general unhappi

releasing these names, just a short time ago, 21-year-old brianna benlolo of college park, maryland. and the second victim, 25-year- old tyler johnson of ellicott city. now, we can tell you that brianna's facebook page, seen here, she is listed as a first assistant manager at zumiez, a skateboard shop. she worked there since 2012, and her hometown is also listed as cocoa beach, florida. her instagram also lists her as a mother. right now, police have not identified the suspected shooter and the reason being is police have found a large amount of ammunition on his body. now they have called in bomb technicians to go through and make sure everything is safe. let me walk you through what happened this morning. 11:15, shots rang out inside the zumiez skateboard s hop, located on the upper level, above the food court. victims were found inside and outside of the store. the two victims, as we mentioned, in their twenties, were employees of that shop. cbs sources say this was a domestic-related shooting, but howard county police chief bill mcman will not confirm a motive at this time. authorities, as mentioned, are going through sa

a memorial to slain workers, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson, grows by the hour.the mall reopened for business at 1:00 this afternoon. but no one is hiding the grief. >> i wanted to get away from work. i wanted to sit down in silence. >> inside, congressman elijah cummings consoled two shattered mall visitors. >> we have to not let the violence stop us from doing the things we normally do. >> just before the 1:00 p.m. reopening, hundreds of employees entered together after a meeting inside a theater, most were solemn and carrying flowers. inside, zumiez, the store where benlolo and johnson were senselessly gunned down is now boarded wop a simple white memorial wall acknowledging the tragedy. >> we wanted to be here to show our respects to the victims. but also to let the community know that the mall is open and we're going to go back about our lives. >> get back to normal. >> for it

. >> police found three people dead on the upper level, identified as brianna deloolo and tyler johnson, both of maryland. the third body is believed to be that of the shooter. >> when officers approached, he was obviously deceased but also still -- had a large amount of ammunition still on and about him. >> because of concerns about weapons and the possibility of explosives, police proceeded with caution. authorities are still working to verify the suspect's identity, and his motive for killing the two skateboard shop employees. after athyrea rove search, authorities gave the mall an all--clear but remained closed the rest of the day. abc news, new york. >> two homes in antioch will need major away after an out-of- control smashed into them. the driver went over the center divider into traffic and smashed on electrical transformer. the car weren't through a garage before landing on its roof in the yard of the house next door. most neighbors were rattled by the crash but not one man's mom whose bedroom was damaged. >> i saw if she was okay, and she said yeah, and went right back to slee

scott macfarlane, news4. >>> and we are learning more about tyler will withson and brianna bensolo. we spoke with tyler's aunt. >> we have lost a son who helped to reach out to others in need, and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable. our prayers are with him, and the other victims and all of the people who have been touched by this senseless violence. >> reporter: with a heavy heart, sidney reads a statement the prepa prepared by the parents of 25-year-old tyler johnson who was shot to death with brianna benlolo at the mall saturday in columbia, and she said that as the news was breaking, johnson's parent parents were holding out hope that he was safe. >> they knew that he was working there at the mall, and they were trying to e reach him, and they could not reach him, and so they thought that he was hiding in a concrete barrier-type place where there was no cell phone. that was their hope for many hours. and then they found out eventually that, you know -- >> reporter: as far as the motive in the shooting, she said that the family had no idea who the shooter darius marcus

according to howard police, bria brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down by a man with a shotgun inside of a store they both worked. and the shooter is also dead. police say he killed himself. a short time ago we spoke with the county officials who said that the mall is now clear. >> you don't see how many restrooms and dressing rooms and back offices and hallways there are, and so tactical teams went through every inch of the mall to clear it before if investigators got a chance to go through and now they are going through what is essentially a very, very large crime scene. >> five other people were hurt in the shooting, but police don't know yet the gunman's motive. we will have updates throughout the night here on cnn. i'm miguel marquez in new york. >> thele if lowing is -- the following is a cnn special e repo report. >>> what started out innocently with teddy bears -- became anything but at the vma awards in september. a performance that had tongues wagging. >> it became that moment of a singer/songwriter/entertainer finding that special moment. >> i thought it was sloppy,

according to howard police, bria brianna benlolo and tyler johnson were gunned down by a man with a shotgunthat the mall is now clear. >> you don't see how many restrooms and dressing rooms and back offices and hallways there are, and so tactical teams went through every inch of the mall to clear it before if investigators got a chance to go through and now they are goi

. >> police say 19-year-old derri derrion aguilar came in and killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnsoneporter: police still don't know the connection between the shooter and the victim. they still don't know what drove him to buy a gun and open fire in this mall. police searched this home where aguilar lived with his mother. they recovered more ammunition and evidence including a journal he kept. >> he expresses general unhappiness with his life. >> reporter: aguilar's mother told a baltimore radio station she can't figure it out. she said he was a gentle boy. neighbors are shocked. >> i started shaking for one thing. it's so sad. >> reporter: police don't think aguilar had any previous run-ins with the law. now, when the mall reopens at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon people will be able to sign memory books and float fountains for the victims. zumiz will reopen. >>> his advisers say mr. obama is prepared to take unilateral action between rich and poor if necessary. alex burns of politico says this will likely be a speech of contrasts. >> democrats are expecting barack obama to use this spee

dead are brianna benlolo of 21 years old and tyler johnson, 25 years old.was from elocut city and she was from park, maryland. both of them working at that zumiez store as well. that's according to howard county police. i want to go straight out to holly who is a -- holly hughes who is a criminal defense attorney. holly, you have defended or are defending murderers or people accuse of murder. is there a different class of criminal out there? i don't think you think that gun laws are going to make a difference here. >> well, they're not going to make all the difference and this goes directly to lou's point. if somebody wants to kill you a gun law isn't going to stop them. they can pick up a knife and do it. they can make a bomb that they have learned how to build on the internet. so this is exactly what dr. jeff was talking about, the rage, the lack of respect for human life. kids today do not have a realistic idea or respect for human life. they think, oh, i'm just going to take a gun and wipe out somebody that's bothering me and let's look very specificall

the victims are brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. he took his own life. they found the shooter's body next to a 12 gauge shotgun. they found a bag with homemade explosions. a woman who identified herself as aguilar's mother spoke to people by telephone. >> he's never, never had a gun before. never been interested in guns. never been interested in anything like that. i don't know what happened. i just don't know what happened. i don't know what happened. i feel for those other parents, too. i do. >> police say that aguilar bought the gun legally in maryland last year. he did not have a criminal record and did leave behind a journal. the mall is expected to reopen for business coming up later today. >>> all right. there is some more bad press for cruise ships out there. a royal caribbean trip will end early. this is after 600 people have shown symptoms of the neural virus on board. they departed on wednesday from new jersey. health officials boarded the ship on sunday. the ship will be sanitized before being redeployed. it is the explorer of the seas there.

. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old darion aguilar came in and killed t ed brianna benl and tyler johnsonboth employees. >> you don't think it's going to be you, but this time it was us. >> reporter: police still don't know the connection between the shooter and the victim. they still don't know what drove him to buy a gun and open fire in this mall. police searched the college park, maryland, home where aguilar lived with his mother. they recovered more ammunition and evidence including a journal he kept. >> he expresses general unhappiness with his life. >> reporter: aguilar's mother told a baltimore radio station that she can't figure it out. she says he was a gentle boy. neighbors were also shocked. >> i started shaking inside for one thing, it's so sad. >> reporter: police say they don't think aguilar had any previous run-ins with the law. now, when the mall reopens at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon people will apparently be able to sign memory books and float flowers in the mall fountains for the victims. zumiez where this happened will reopen. we understand aguilar was a sporting enthusi

she shooting happened is now boarded up with a sign that reads in part, in loving memory of brianna and tyler. we are learning a bit more about the shooter. 19-year-old dareon aguilar. he bought the pump 12-gauge shotgun legally in the state of maryland, just bat month ago. he passed a background check. he has no criminal record. he is described by friends who knew him in high school as a quiet but likeable, shy kid. he put that shotgun in a paper bag and then took a cab to the mall. he first went to the food court, which is down below. spent less than an hour there before going to the store. he went to a dressing room there, took off his backpack, morninged from the dressing room and then opened fire on the two victims before turning the gun on himself. >> anything from police on any possible connection between she shooter and the victims? >> reporter: just two sort of tan general sal connections. the one you mentioned, he was a skateboarder himself and he obviously opened fire in a skateboarding shop. the other connection, it's also very slim, is that he lives several blocks from one of his

inside the mall, people wrote messages on a memorial wall for brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. both were killed by the gunman, identified as darion aguilar on saturday, and then he killed himself. those who knew the victims remembered benlolo as a loving mother and johnson as an inspiration who helped others who struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. >> please remember her as the amazing person she was. >> no matter what you're going through, tyler would be the first one to tell you, you can get through it. >> the mall in columbia will hold a moment of silence on saturday morning at 11:15 to honor the victims. >>> outrage tonight after a maryland mother allegedly left her children in a cold car so she can get her makeup done. this is not the photo that regina coleman was expecting to take after her makeover. tonight she is in jail, facing child neglect charges. erika gonzalez is in waldorf with reaction to her arrest. >> reporter: two little girls found crying in a waldorf mall parking lot. >> that's irresponsibility. that's neglect. that's mean. >> reporter: the charles county

they are 21-year-old brianna ben lolo of college park, maryland, and tyler johnson from that area in that skate store. and the police say they got the first emergency call to zumiez and they were on site within two minutes. with e know that one was injured by gun fire and others by the shooter. and there is a lot that we don't know what is going on n. what do we need to know right now? >> well, right now, the investigators don't know the motive and what it is, and there is some talk of whether it is a domestic dispute is what a fellow investigator at one point told cnn but the howard county police have not confirmed, and they say it is possible, but the police chief said that they don't know the identity of the shooter. he apparently had lots of ammunition on him, and they thought that perhaps he could have had explosives on him, but it took a long time for them to get through all of that, and so we don't know the identity of the shooter. we also of course don't know when the mall is going to open again. this is a big crime scene all day long, and the mall op eratos the are basically

the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. i heard someone say shots fired. get down. i grabbed a child and told the mom, we're leaving, you can't be here. i got her in

they are brianna balolo, 21-years-old from college park, maryland. and tyler johnson, 25 years old, from maryland. the third person, the person police believe is the shooter, is still unidentified, but police believe he went in to that skate shop on the second floor of the mall and shot those two people and then killed himself while shoppers and employees ran for cover in the mall because of the shooting. it took swat teams hours to search the mall and alert people who were hiding that it was safe to come out. >> if you imagine how many rooms there are in the mall, how many back offices and restrooms and dressing rooms and nooks and crannies in the mall, the tactical teams went through every inch of the mall and it has been cleared. >> reporter: right now there is a robot inside the mall around the body of the suspected killer trying to determine if there are explosives on his body. police also are flying in an explosive sniffing dog from ocean city, maryland, to help in the effort here. police say they are not sure of a motive yet. they're still investigating

the two victims brianna benlolo and tyler johnson worked at zumiez, a shop that sells keyboarding theirkly still do not know the motive. a nightmare trip is over for hundreds of passengers got sick on a board a caribbean cruise ship. more than 500 people came down with stomach problems after the ship left new jersey last week. >>: it almost had no warning it was like high fever chills takes three dehydration. >>: by the next morning she says the infirmary was packed with six passengers. as soon as i got out their dinners walked in and looked at everyone and said it did not stick you have to believe right now. because this is spreading faster than we can contain it. the centers for disease control and prevention are at a loss for why so many people got sick. >>: you have all those people in a confined space over a long period of time this is an easily transmissible by russ britt and unfortunately this cruise ship scenario has happened before. >>: we were within two years ago. the same thing. the ship was overrun with the sickness. >>: last year according to the cdc nine cruise ships repo

d as 21-year-old brianna benlolo and tyler johnson, 25. many heard screams and shoppers ducked into nearby stores. >> once we heard about fatalities, there's a wave of emotion. what's going on? what happened? here you are saturday morning going about your business and to have something like this happen -- it shakes you up. >> police haven't given the motive but friends of the victim say it's been a domestic dispute involving benlolo's ex-boyfriend. police scheduled a press conference for 9:30 this morning. >>> a russian teenager busting for building a weapon of mass destruction? cops raided his pennsylvania home after he was suspected of dealing drugs. they quickly learned he was hiding something a lot more dangerous than marijuana. the 19-year-old faces a huge laundry list of charges including a weapon of massive destruction. >> he was always doing abstract things. >> he allegedly told investigators he bought the bomb-making materials online. >>> this is one way to have a vacation, a mystery illness striking more than 300 people aboard th

those victims identified as 21-year-old brianna benlollo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. >> right now, we don't have any type of known relationship between the shooter and our victims. not saying there's not one. we just haven't uncovered one. that's why our investigates are working very hard to uncover. >> police say they received a missing person's report from aguilar's mother two hours after the shooting. they found a journal at home that expressed general unhappiness but left no clues about the murders. the mall is expected to reopen this afternoon. >>> braulgts and record-breaking temperatures are slamming parts of the country. for the next days or so it will range from teens to below zero. minneapolis, 43 below. minus 23 in milwaukee. and chicago's public schools are closed today. hundreds of flights already canceled. that brings us to nbc's wendy wi willfolk live. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the fourth arctic blast of the season and supposed to be the worst one yet. this part of the country has not even been able to thaw with thefy round of the polar vortex and we'

the site remains boarded up with a sign in loving memory of brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. >> i feel okay. i hope it doesn't happen again. >> i can't say i'm 100% secure in being back but i'm not really scared either, if that makes sense. >> we've also been digging into the past of the suspected gunman, darion marcus aguilar. we learned he had no history of mental illness in the state of maryland. he worked at a dunkin' donuts near his house in college park. investigators are still looking for a connection between aguilar and the two victims. investigators are trying to track down a man who came to the store with him. investigators searched the store last night. he paid $430 in cash for a 12-gauge shotgun and bought two boxes of shells. police believe that shotgun was used in saturday's shooting. sources confirm the gunman fired four shots that hit and killed two people. at least two other shots were fired before aguilar turned the gun on himself. >>> right now, news 4's tom sherwood is at the hecht warehouse. vincent gray is helping to break ground there. these drawings of what the

police still don't know his motive or even if he knew 21-year-old brianna benlolo or the 25-year-old also killed, tyler johnson. cnn's erin mcpike is outside the mall now. >> reporter: miguel, at a press briefing within the last hour, the police chief said that they did find a journal in aguilar's home in which he expressed general unhappiness for his life. but they still have no known motive. the gunman, now saturday easterfying shooting at this mall in columbia, maryland. >> darion marcus aguilar is the shooter. >> reporter: police still aren't talking about a possible motive. although they say the 19-year-old aguilar lived in the same college park, maryland, neighborhood as one of the victims, 21-year-old brianna benlolo. >> we have not been able to verify any type of relationship at this point between him and either of our victims. we can't establish that there is one. we have not been able to establish there is not one. that is an open question. >> reporter: surveillance videos, police say, revealed that aguilar arrived by taxi at this upper level mall entrance around 10:15 saturday morning. walki

brianna benlolo and tyler johnson worked at the zumiez's skate shop, and we have more information on that memorial fund set up for them on our w website nbcwashington.com. >> part of mass avenue is gone after what is being called a washout. a pipe burst eroding the pavement, blocking off traffic between 34th and n streets in southeast d.c. in fort pond park. and we haved a dumb tuss out there with a new perspective. >> yes. and you can see here we can hear can jackhammer, and this is massive washout here on massachusetts avenue, and the guys are out here doing the work, but there are other issues here to the talk about. the gas company is out here and we have a gas leak to be fixed and then the water crews can go on to the road and and eight-inch main broke in the road and that is what caused this and the road could be closed for 7 to 10 days. >> reporter: massachusetts avenue here dips, sags, buckles and then drops off a i cliff. and while the crews survey the damage from above and if you want to see what has happened here in the canyon that has been created, you have the climb down

columbia mall is getting ready to host a candlelight vigil for brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. the two worked at the mall's zumiez store where they were shot and killed on saturday. in days since, mourners have been paying tribute at a makeshift memorial. the vigil begins at 5:00 this evening. >>> howard county police are giving us more information about the man believed to be the gunman. investigators uncovered darion aguilar's journal. they say he had written about the shooting beforehand and even apologized to his family. the 19-year-old talked about killing people but didn't specify who his target would be. he also reportedly wrote that he knew he needed a mental health professional, and that he was ready to die. police say that after aguilar finished shooting, he turned the gun on himself. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray says someone will be held accountable after a man died right across the street from a fire station. >> who in the world is going to punish somebody for having violated protocol, but you saved somebody's life in the process? i'm not buying that. >> 77-year-old

police say brianna benlolo, age 21, and tyler johnson, age 25, were gunned down by a man with a shotgun inside a store where they both worked. police say the gunman apparently killed himself. one witness told cnn how she helped others rush to safety. >> i heard somebody say, shots fired, get down. i grabbed a child and told the mom, come with me, we're leaving, we can't be here. i got her into sears, alerted everybody in sears, there's a gunman in the stores, get out now. i ran all the way upstairs and went to my job and grabbed whatever i could and went back with the kids and took care of them. barricaded the door so nobody could get in. >> police have not identified the gunman or a motive. stay with cnn and cnn.com for the latest. >>> one was world renowned, among the greatest musicians of the 20th century. >> john lennon had charisma. he was just special. >> john lennon was my favorite beatle. >> the other was a lonely kid from georgia, with no particular talents and no real direction in life. >> everyone said he was a nice person. >> he wanted to bring attention to himself. >> they

aguillar is accused of killing two mall employees, 21-year-old brianna and 25-year-old tyler johnson before then turning the gun on himself. police say there was a lot

aguillar is accused of killing two mall employees, 21-year-old brianna and 25-year-old tyler johnson before then turning the gun on himself. police say there was a lot of concern for everyone there. even after they located aguillar's body because he left behind a backpack containing explosive ms. >> these were homemade devices consisting of flash powder and household items. so they were not very sophisticated. with the help of our colleagues with the fbi and the state fire marshall we were able to render those devices safe. >> police are now trying to determine if a motive in this case is domestic. they say it is still unclear if the gunman knew his victims. >>> as thousands of americans and athletes gather together as spectators to travel to russia for the sochi olympics, concern over terrorist attacks continues to grow. the state department issuing a travel advisory while russian president vladimir putin is issuing a security concern and a perimeter around the so-called "ring of steel" meant to keep everybody safe. peter peter doocy has more. >> they are warning people traveling to

." >> brianna benlolo and tyler johnson both worked at a zumeiz skate shop at the mall, where a gunman ended both of their lives on saturday. benlolo was the mother of a young son. johnson sat on the board at serenity center, working with people struggling with drug addiction. >> ".and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable." >> johnson's aunt says some of the people he helped stopped by to thank the family >> "he's teaching other people not to give up, and so he's taught us not to give up either." >> as to what connection he and benlolo might have had to the gunman, neither johnson's family nor police can say for sure. >> "we're just as confused as anybody." >> police say 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar bought a 12-gauge shotgun, last month. this weekend, they say he took a taxi to the mall of columbia and fired that shotgun at least a half-dozen times, killing johnson and benlolo and injuring five other people before turning the gun on himself. police seized computers and other potential evidence in a search of aguilar's home. >> "there is a journal and he does express some

brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. five other people were injured. >>> new details on that new year's eve crash that killed a 6-year-old girl in san francisco. the new york times reports today that sophia liu's family will file a wrongful death lawsuit. he was charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. he did not have a passenger in the car at the time. the little girl's mother and brother suffered injuries, serious injuries as well. >>> b.a.r.t. service back to normal this morning after a tricky rescue on the tracks. a woman somehow got trapped under a train at the embarcadero station about 5:45 last night. crews extricated her and moved her to a platform: they took her to the hospital. trains ran on a single track through the station for several hours. >>> and antioch police are looking for a man they say shot someone the at a jack in the box parking lot. it happened about 4:00 yesterday afternoon along lone tree way. investigators say the victim was in a minivan when the suspect walked up and shot hi

bria brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. it is hard to forget what happened here. >> well, just very touched by, you know, what happened here the other day. >> i am just so sad. it is sad for everybody. concerned. >> it is of whelming that the youth can't come to the mall in peace. >> the wall of remembrance, and on the top floor of the mall not far from the carousel, the zumiez's store and the murder scene now closed off and covered in white, and filled with messages from the mallgoers. i never knew you, but i will never forget you. please, stop the killing. gone but never forgotten, but forever in our hearts. the investigation. police continued to look into the actions of the shooter, darion aguilar who after killing the two store employees shot and killed himself. in his journal police say that he wrote in general about killing people, and said that he, too, was ready the die. when aguilar bought the shotgun last month in rockville, there was a man with him. who is that mystery man? police say, that's part of the ongoing

he killed 21-year-old brianna benlolo and tyler johnson and then turned the gun on himself.enior washington correspondent joe johns is following this story in columbia, maryland. we've got new information about the shooter's gun and ammunition? >> reporter: right, jake. it was a 12-gauge shotgun. he apparently purchased it on december 10th from united gun shop in rockville, maryland. apparently went back just before christmas, bought some more ammunition. he was accompanied by the same friend on both occasions and said he needed the gun for home defense. the store says there was no indication of any red flags at the time. of course, we all know what happened. authorities do have the journal of the shooter and they say, as you mentioned, jake, that there's no clear indication of motive, though he did express some dissatisfaction with his life. listen to what the police chief told me earlier today. >> we retrieved a number of items of evidence and included in that was a journal. in the journal there are writings that it's clear that he's unhappy with his life and where he is r

he shot and killed 25-year-old tyler johnson and 21 year old brianna benlolo before he turned the gun on himself. >> police believe he bought the weapon, a 12-gauge shotgun in december in montgomery county. they found two homemade explosive devices they dismantled. as far as motive, police are not shedding light on that. they're investigating the relationship between aguilar and the victims. meantime columbia mall is set to reopen tuesday. >> all the people rushing out running for their lives yesterday, if they left belongings behind, they can pick up at the pnc bank today. we've got a hotline on our website, nbcwashington.com. 4107303302. we tweeted that number out. thanks for joining us everybody. >> samsung and h.h. gregg are teaming up to get your home ready for the big game. get close to all the action and save 1500 dollars on samsung's ultra high definition 4k led tv. plus, samsung 60-inch led tvs start at only $999. and samsung 55-inch led tvs start at just $799. get to h.h. gregg now, your samsung headquarters for the big game. see it all at h.h. gregg.com. >>> from nbc news i

the shooter shot two young adults brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. employees of zoomies. the shooter then took his own life but couldn't identify him hours later because he had so much ammunition on him they needed special teams to come in. a federal investigator told cnn that this could be a domestic dispute, but the investigation, of course, is just beginning. now, federal officials warn it was not a mass shooting but more of a targeted event. five others were injured. one of the gunshot wound and all five were treated and released saturday afternoon. no word yet on when this mall will reopen. we, obviously, will find out more details on that in the coming few days. christi and victor. >> the shooter may have come out of a dressing room yielding that shotgun. >> he may have been the last person that spoke to tyler johnson, one of the victims. >> he didn't come in through the front door or the front entrance. it was either through the back store room entrance or he just emerged out of one of the dressing rooms on the right hand side. he shot her and

the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson. witnesses ran for cover. >> and i heard someone say shots fired. get down. i grabbed a child and told the mom, we're leaving, you can't be here. i got her in sears and i told everyone in there, there is a gunman in the stores, get out now. i ran up stairs and went to my job and grabbed whatever i could and went back with the kids and tack care of them and barricaded the doors. >> police canine units will search the mall throughout the night. stay with cnn for the latest developments. i'm rosa flores in new york. >>> she was young. she was beautiful. and she was in big trouble. >> the 20-year-old from seattle sits in this italian jail, a prime suspect in the mysterious death of her roommate. this was the ugly american on steroids. >> is amanda knox a whore or a saint? >> i was sexually active. i was not sexually beaten. >> was she guilty in fact or just in the press? >> the newspapers had this fabulous story if this story was true. >> they had a fabulous story depending on if what the

they have now been identified at 21-year-old brianna and 25-year-old tyler johnson. five people were injured, one with a gunshot wound to the foot. the others apparently hurt in the rush to get out. authorities had to comb the mall to make certain there weren't other shooters and to he is court to safety shoppers and employees who had scrambled into hiding. >> the tactical teams went through every inch of the mall, and it has been cleared. >> reporter: it took hours to clear the mall. andrew mueller and his 4-year-old son evan finally left in the afternoon after being interviewed by police. >> i think i initially thought -- it was also thought that can't be shots. >> sheez scenes have become all too common. >> our hearts and the police department's hearts go out to the families of people that love their lives today. this shouldn't happen in the columbia mall. it shouldn't happen anywhere. unfortunately, that's where we are in society. >>> next, an american father's frustration. he's been stuck in the democratic republic of congo for months now trying to bring home hi

brianna ben lo lo and tyler johnson. centers for disease control is launching an investigation into why more than 300 people on a royal caribbean cruiseship are very sick. officials on board the seas now to egypt where the country's leader says presidential elections will be held. setting himself up as a possible candidate. it comes as egyptian officials say at least 4 49 people killed and wounded in cairo. government protesters and security forces yesterday on the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution. interior ministry said roughly 1079 arrests were made. russian's ambassador says is he certain the sochi olympics will be safe. as safe as they could be anywhere in the world u.s. state department is warning plenty of caution. athletes and spectators is spooky in the words of house homeland security committee chair mike mccaul who is particularly alarmed now by recent al qaeda leadership calls for a global jihad on the olympics. within the so-called ring of steel perimeter, mccaul thinks that are unlikely. it's out

connection, if there even is one, between the killer, darren agular and these two vuk tims, brianna benlolo and tyler johnson, or even if the two victims have a connection. yet, we are finding that the gunman had a journal. what are police saying about the journal. >> reporter: let me back up to tell you, one of our producers spoke to a family friend to the shooter. the name is ellis cropper. who spoke to his mother this morning. what she said was that the shooter woke up around 5:00 a.m. saturday morning. he had a 5:30 a.m. shift at dunkin' donuts. she offered to take him. he said no. well, later in the morning, she went to that dunkin' donuts to check on him. the store manager said he never showed up to work. so she went home, called the police. at first, they didn't even want to check on that or come to her house, because he is 19 years old. but they finally did. they asked if he had a journal. she produced it for them. in it, apparently there were typical teenage writings about rejection from girls, some image issues. apparently, nothing about depression. at that point, she had also done the find

walked around for an hour and then opened fire on the second floor, killing 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. >> with tyler, we have lost a kind, positive son who reached out to help others in need, and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable. our prayers are with him, the other victims and all the people who have been touched by this senseless violence. >> such a loss. the apparent shooter, aguilar, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and apparently left behind a journal describing his unhappiness. he apparently bought the gun legally back in december. the mall is set to reopen this afternoon. >>> breaking overnight, safety checks being ordered for hundreds of boeing 767 jets. the faa says there could be problems with the plane's tail sections that could possibly cause the pilots to lose control of the aircraft. now, important to note, there haven't been any reported accidents because of tail section problems and no planes have been grounded, but the faa is ordering new tests over the next month and eventual replacement on parts of the jet to minimize the risk. >>> now to r

he killed brianna benlolo and tyler johnson.ere is no connection between the suspect and victims. >> a pregnant brain dead texas woman has been taken off a ventilator after a bitter and emotional battle. that's how long a fort worth hospital has been defying the wishes of marlies munoz's family. over the weekend a judge disagreed and ordered the ventilator disconnected. now the family says they're focused on her funeral and on their grieving. >> this morning thousands are without power following a spectacular natural gas pipeline explosion in canada. officials say about 4,000 manitoba residents served by the pipeline are reportedly now without heat, this as temperatures dip down to minus 18. schools in the area are closed. officials say it could take days before this is fixed. >> a congressman who hasn't been seen on capitol hill in weeks, will he resurface today? he's missed 17 votes in a row. now a bizarre tweet. it reads "where am i? find out monday." there are other reports surfacing he is currently in london after a trip to

the victims have been identified as 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. bers say brianna had a 2-year-old son. federal law enforcement officials tell nbc news the shooting started as a, quote, domestic incident. >>> san jose police are busy investigating the city's fourth homicide of 2014 this morning after a man succumbs to stab wounds in the east foothills. officers say they responded to a report of a person wounded in the 3400 block of suncrest avenue at around 1:24 this morning. police say upon their arrival they found a man suffering from at least one stab wound. you see a live image right now of that neighborhood. the victim died a short while later at a local hospital just after 2:00 a.m. no suspects have been identified at this time and the victim's identity is being withheld pending notifications to his next of kin. >>> a developing story now at san jose state. disturbing. that's where police tried to hunt down a suspect accused of two sexual batteries on campus last night. the first incident took place before 7:00 near the event center and then a

outside the zumiez store, witnesses say the two victims, store employees, 21- year-old brianna benlolo and 25- year-old tyler johnson were shot and killed. aguilar lived in this college park, maryland home with his mother, approximately four blocks from benlolo's home, investigators say he was a loner. when they searched the house law enforcement forces say they recovered a journal with entries that suggested aguilar had been unhappy with his life. the weapon, a mossberg 12-gauge shotgun similar to this one was sold from a licensed dealer in maryland in december in a state with some of the toughest gun laws in the country, after the newtown shootings, state legislators enacted new gun laws, including a ban on the sale of all ak-47 style weapons, and magazines holding more than ten bullets. the 19 year old suspect legally purchased the most powerful weapon he could buy. the same type of weapon used in the navy-yard shootings last year. so far, investigators have not found a direct link to the shooting victims as police tried to determine why it happened. investigators are trying to determine if the suspect as

>> reporter: 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 20-year-old tyler johnson were killed when 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar opened shooting in zoomies, where the two worked. a family friend of aguilar, who police say was a manager at the dunkin' donuts near the home he shared with his mother. a woman who identified herself as his mother said she was devastated and didn't know her son owned a gn. >> he's never, never had a gun before, never been interested in guns, never been interested in anything like that. i don't know what happened. i just don't know what happened. i don't know what happened. >> reporter: police said today surveillance video shows a cab dropping off aguilar at the mall around 10:15 am. he was carrying a backpack and stayed on the first floor for at least an hour. at that moment, according to authorities, he fired six to nine shots in and around the second-floor store, killing the two victims and shooting another victim in the foot on the first floor. his body was found next to a mossberg shotgun. there were homemade explosives in a bag nearby. >> with the help of our coll